Union Education Minister holds bilateral meeting with French Minister for Higher Education in New Delhi

Union Minister for Education Shri Pralhad Joshi held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi with France's Minister for Higher Education, Research and Space, H.E. Philippe Baptiste. The discussions focused on enhancing bilateral cooperation in education, research, innovation, academic mobility, and institutional partnerships. Both sides deliberated on student and faculty mobility, collaborative academic programmes in life sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and the revision of the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications Agreement. Additionally, the Indian side invited French higher educational institutions to establish branch campuses in India, including in GIFT City, Gujarat. The meeting also addressed language learning, digital education, and technology-enabled learning.